Winter storm roars across central regions and Gulf states
A blizzard swept the upper Midwest while violent storms lashed the Middle Atlantic and South, with subzero readings from West Yellowstone to Laramie and harsh winds freezing roads. Tornadoes struck Tennessee and Mississippi, a Coast Guard rescue saved seven aboard a burning fishing boat near Cape Cod, and a Trailways bus collided near Trenton, Neb., killing the truck driver.
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Four Children Die In Indiana Fire
A Hammond home fire at 3 a.m. killed four Griffin children Emma Jean Alberta Gloria and Clark while their mother Alberta Griffin 28 and three other children Anna Johnson David Johnson and Carolyn Griffin were hospitalized in good condition Firemen said a neighbor alerted authorities and Robert Ross 21 received treatment for a cut hand after breaking a window to escape
Meredith Blamed For New Campus Troubles
Oxford Mississippi UPI report says Chancellor J D Williams blamed James Meredith for campus turmoil after a news conference sparked demonstrations. About 400 students protested Thursday night with hostile chants. a male student was suspended. Officials posted campus police and faculty to prevent further unrest as Meredith sought study at the library.
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Meredith
Chicago School Head Takes On Second Job for $32,000
Chicago Schools Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis will serve as executive secretary of the Massachusetts Education Commission, earning $32,000 in addition to his $48,500 Chicago salary. The move makes him the second highest paid public official in the nation, with lawmakers noting high total compensation including fringe benefits. Critics warned of potential conflicts, while Willis will perform Massachusetts duties during off hours and vacations.
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New York
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Kennedy
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Rockefeller
Clair M. Roddewig
Chicago Board of Education
Id Willis
Raymond Pasnick
Steel Labor Magazine
Pasnick
Roddewig
Nine Inch Snow Falls in State
Up to nine inches of snow blanketed Iowa in the season's first statewide storm. Cold air followed the blast with Sioux City hitting 17 below zero Saturday morning, and forecasts shown the mercury unlikely to rise to freezing soon. Highways reopened but travel remained slow due to conditions.
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Tshombe flees Elisabethville to Ndola border city
Katanga President Moise Tshombe slips from Elisabethville to Ndola Northern Rhodesia near the Congo border planning a return to Kolwezi. U N officials warn of possible new crisis as Munongo mobilizes to resist a UN assault on Kolwezi.
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Elizabethville
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Rhodesian Federation
Federation
Salisbury
United States Warns Nations on Cuban Trade Rules
The United States warned countries whose ships trade with Cuba that their aid could be cut under a foreign aid law passed last October. The State Department said it notified affected nations to urge withdrawal of their ships from Cuban trade, but declined to name which or how many. Secretary Rusk briefed the Senate on the issue in a closed session.
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Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Four Helicopters Crash in Viet Nam
Four US Army helicopters crashed during war operations in South Viet Nam, killing seven Americans. An ADL photo plane, part of the guerrilla warfare detachment, went missing in the central highlands. The crash near Tranh Binh followed repeated fire from Communist forces. one helicopter flipped in a rice field mud during takeoff, with no casualties reported on that craft.
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Jefferson County Civil Defense Program Discussed
Washington County residents attended a Friday meeting to hear Jack McKinzie of Fairfield describe Jefferson County civil defense efforts. 88 community leaders learned about protecting civilians from nuclear fallout, with plans for a full time director and cost sharing by Fairfield, Jefferson County, and federal funds.
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Washington County
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Fairfield
Jefferson County
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Day
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Atte
Walter W. Saunders
Iowa State Office For Civil Defense
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Washington City
County Board of Supervisors
Brighton
Opposition Builds to Landrum For House Ways & Means Seat
Organized labor urged grass roots telegrams against Rep Phil Landrum Georgia Democrat joining the Ways and Means Committee Labor fears he will oppose pro labor bills such as unemployment compensation expansion The issue to be decided by a House Democratic caucus likely by secret ballot Landrum Bass and Jennings compete for two seats with Labor backing Jennings and Bass favored by labor supporters
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UPL
Organized Labor
Phil Landrum
Georgia
Landrum
Ways & Means Committee
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
W. Pat Jennings
D-Va
Administration
Iowa Refuses to Sign Feguer Execution Contract
Iowa officials refuse to sign a federal death contract for Victor Fe guer amid questions over delay and missing details on the Feb 15 hanging. The case stems from the Lindbergh kidnap law murder of Dr Edward Bartels in Dubuque Iowa in 1961 with Fe guer later captured in Birmingham Alabama after posing as Bartels. The missing contract clauses cover costs witnesses and media access for the execution at Fort Madison.
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UPL
Harry Fesner
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C.H. Meek
Dubuque
Feguer
Fort Madison
Edward Bartels
Leavenworth
Kaw
Kennedy
St Johns
Mich
Bartels
Waterloo
Lindbergh
East
Birmingham
Ala
Baer
Cancer Stricken Baby Meets her American Benefactor
A Scotland born two year old named Margaret, cancer stricken and blind in both eyes, was united at Rochester Minnesota with benefactress Gail Ramsey of Reno Nevada who financed her trips to the United States. Margaret faced further treatment at St Marys Hospital and examinations to assess success after a New York operation last month.
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United States
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Minne
Iowa Weather Outlook Cold with Snow and Blowing Winds
United Press International reports snow and drifting snow with strong northerly winds through tonight. Colder in the east, mostly fair and very cold Sunday with diminishing winds. Lows tonight 5 to 10 below southeast to 15 to 20 below northwest, highs Sunday 0 to 5 below. Monday sees variable cloudiness and continued cold.
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